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Former Blackhawk Tony Amonte inducted to US Hockey Hall of Fame

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The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame announced the inductees for 2009 today and former Hawk Captain Amonte is among them. Also inducted were Tom Barrasso, John LeClair, Frank Zamboni and the 1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team.

To celebrate - here's Amonte scoring 4 goals against the Leafs in 1994 playoffs:



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Great guy, and a beloved guy here while he was here. I still have my Amonte Jersey in the closet.

by G8K33P3R on Jul 28, 2009 1:15 PM CDT reply actions  

How long till his number is retired?

I see the dollar signs in McDonough’s eyes now. Give Sharp a new number, which sells more Sharp jerseys. Start selling Amonte jerseys. Take a game against a bottom dweller in the West and make it a $Premium$ game.

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by Original Six on Jul 28, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions  

Tony Amonte

Where do I begin?
One of my favourite Hawks of all-time Amonte is pure class on and off the ice. Tony, unfortunately, was here to be a part of some of the worst Hawks teams ever yet he seemed to score 40 goals every year and that’s why I will always admire him. Amonte never complained about the situation of being a Hawks at that time and never trashed the organization in any way (even when he had the right to after leaving in the summer of 2002). His flashy style, tremendous dekes, effortless flow in which he skated Tony Amonte was and always will be one of, if not my favourite Chicago Blackhawk.
Had the opportunity to meet Tony Amonte at the convention (at Kitty O’Shea’s no less) and what a classy guy and extremely fun to talk to (eventhough I was slightly nervous).
Congratulations Tony on being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall-Of-Fame, eventhough you did score the GWG in Game 3 of the 1996 World Cup and the opening goal of the Gold Medal Game of the 2002 Olympics, but you’ll always be one of my heroes and thank-you for all the memories.
Amore Amonte Forever!!!

It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!

by hawks61 on Jul 28, 2009 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

My favorite Amonte play, which I am too lazy to look up on YouTube, is when he goes one on one with a Red Wing and has his stick tied up. With no way around the defender, he lifts the stick over the defender’s head and puts it in. Ah, memories.

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by hawksfan21 on Jul 29, 2009 1:21 AM CDT reply actions  

I remember that one.

We ran into him a few times at restaurants after Hawks games back in the day. He was always very gracious to everyone, as were just about all Hawk players, except for Zhamnov.

Got more soul than a sock with a hole.

by chrome on Jul 29, 2009 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ahhhh, Zhamnov

Boy, we really knew how to groom a captain there for a little while, didn’t we.

by ChicoMaki on Jul 29, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

for those of us who were hoping to see the Hawks acquire Josh Harding, the Wild have just resigned him for 1 year/$1.1M

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=286128

by Crease Monkey on Jul 29, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Ah, memories...

I was 14 that year and playing high school hockey in the south suburbs. That YouTube clip has all the names from the most significant period in my personal Hawks history: Roenick, Murphy, Nicholls, Suter, Sutter, Chelios before he defected and was still a Carmel kid. Congratulations to Tony, even though he didn’t have his perfect mullet when he scored those four!

by rsievert on Jul 29, 2009 9:18 PM CDT reply actions  

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